changed inside, there was always an early exit to the streets and protests that did not affect supreme khameneites , we still love the west, it is the enemy. the same government, yes, but our government is good, but the local government is bad. these are the bad guys, by god's grace, we have a saint and god's guardians of the islamic revolution, we trust them, everything is good here for the first time in all the years of post-shakht iran. they began to criticize the first person of ukraine that is, it is a counter-revolution, it is already some kind of, well, a completely different situation, here you see him right behind your screens. and this person he has always been holy, absolutely, he is god-like, god- like, and here they say that when putin was in tehran, he met behind the melting stones that's why i liked everything so much this is exactly this role. isn't there some president who runs there and comes with his head like this like something over the society that he decided to build something like this in russia and built it so that this is a story not only about iran - it is a story als

changed inside early there was always going to the streets and protests that did not affect supreme khameneitill love shiites anyway the west is the enemy anyway government yes and our government is good but the local government is bad this is it bad guys. but khamenei is our saint and god's guardian of the islamic revolution, we trust them, everything is good with us for the first time in all the years of post-shah iran. they began to criticize the first person of ukraine. that is, this is a counter -revolution. just behind his screens. this person was always holy. he was absolutely god-like. god-like . and here they say that when putin was in tehran, he met with the stone model, he liked it all so much, this is exactly this role. isn't there some kind of president who runs there and he comes with his head like that, something about the society that he decided to build for himself in russia and built it so that this is a story not only about iran - it is also a story about russia, so what will be the consequences of new calls to play thunberg, she called the fallen i have something to say a

the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreign governments toe and maintaining power." her appeal comes amid a backdrop of anti—government protests sparked by the death a young woman in police custody. siavash ardalan from the bbc persian service is with us. there's a strong word —— those are strong words from his niece. how significant is this? it’s strong words from his niece. how significant is this?— significant is this? it's always interesting — significant is this? it's always interesting when _ significant is this? it's always interesting when you - significant is this? it's always interesting when you have i significant is this? it's always interesting when you have a l significant is this? it's always - interesting when you have a relative of a family member of the leader, let alone a supreme leader and authoritarian leader, either defect or speak out against the regime. she didn't have a political profile. she was not influential to begin with. but her statements carry a significant symbolic impact and the opposition has been presentin

the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreign governments to "force and maintaining power." her appeal comes amid a backdrop of anti—government protests sparked by the death a young woman in police custody. siavash ardalan is from the bbc persian service. it's always interesting when you have a relative or a family member of the leader, let alone a supreme leader in an authoritarian regime, either defect or, you know, speak out against the regime. she didn't have a political profile. she was not influential to begin with. but her statements carry significant symbolic impact, and the opposition has been presenting that as an indication of cracks within the regime. it's not an indication of cracks within the regime. but nevertheless, there are voices like her who have also spoken out. and there are also otherfamily members of the supreme leader who currently hold positions of power, so as damning as her statements might have been, it doesn't carry very much practical impact. but nevertheless, the government very shortly after she delivered that s

the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreign governments to cut ties with tehran. hello, and welcome to bbc news. rare anti—government protests have taken place in china — with some people making open calls for president xijinping to resign — amid public anger over strict covid restrictions. the demonstrations have been prompted by a deadly fire in the western region of xinjiang last week, which saw some suggest that rescue efforts were hindered by continuing restrictions — a claim the authorities have rejected. stephen mcdonell reports. it's not unusual to see acts of defiance in china, but this was something different. a crowd of protesters in shanghai chanted, calling for the country's leader, xijinping, to stand down and for the communist party to give up power. officially, china's goal is to return each outbreak to zero new infections using strict stay—at—home orders, travel restrictions and mass testing. entire cities are still being locked down. the government says easing the policy would lead to a significant death toll, but it's been

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in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreignvists say farideh moradkhani was arrested last wednesday. her brother, who is based in france, posted the video. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more than two months. thousands of people from the kurdish community in northeast syria have been protesting against turkish cross—border air—strikes. demonstrators in the city of qamishli held up photos of some of the nearly 60 people killed in the attacks. the airstrikes on the semi—autonomous kurdish zones began a week ago in response to a bombing in istanbul this month. more than 100,000 people have taken part in a march in mexico's capital in support of the president, andres manuel lopez 0brador. the march comes two weeks after tens of thousands of opponents of the president rallied in the city. pope francis has spoken of his worries about increased violence between israelis and palestinians. the pontiff highlighted last wednesday's bomb attacks injerusalem that killed an israeli teenager and the death of a palestinian

in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreignsts say farideh moradkhani was arrested last wednesday. her brother, who is based in france, posted the video. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more than two months. human rights groups say at least a50 people have been killed. thousands of people from the kurdish community in north—east syria have been protesting against turkish cross border air strikes. demonstrators in the city of qamishli held up photos of some of the nearly 60 people killed in the attacks. the air strikes on the semi autonomous kurdish zones began a week ago in response to a bombing in istanbul this month. more than 100,000 people have taken part in a march in mexico's capital in support of the president, andres manuel lopez 0brador. the march comes two weeks after tens of thousands of opponents of the president rallied in the city. a huge landslide on the italian island of ischia is now known to have killed seven people. about five others are still missing after homes and vehicles were buried b

in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreign and is being held in a notorious tehran prison. pope francis has spoken of his worries about increased violence between israelis and palestinians. the pontiff highlighted last wednesday's bomb attacks injerusalem that killed an israeli teenager and the death of a palestinian boy on the same day in the occupied west bank. let's turn to ukraine now — where snow is falling in kyiv, and temperatures are hovering around freezing, as the country battles to cope with power cuts after a barrage of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine's energy grid. the cold weather is pushing up energy needs even as repair workers race to fix wrecked power facilities. jessica parker reports from kyiv. it's almost a novelty, the lights come on. the water too! ludmilla, who lives on her own had, like millions, been without power for days. these outages could keep happening again and again this winter. is it bearable? translation: it's impossible to live in the city without electricity - and water, the radi

in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreignsay farideh morad—khani was arrested last wednesday. her brother — who is based in france — posted the video. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more than two months. human rights groups —say at least a50 people have been killed. earlier i spoke to sussan tamasebi. she's the director of femena, a group advocating for women's rights in the middle east and north africa. i began by asking her, what kind of impact the video could have. the niece of yvan�*s supreme leader turned to court because she was summoned to come and serve her prison sentence and it seems that she had recorded this video before she went into court and probably had agreed with someone to release it if she was actually kept in force to serve her prison sentence. she has a prison sentence of at least a decade long. she was arrested last year and had been arrested last year and had been arrested before that as well but she was arrested last year for a number of reasons because she was supporting the fami

in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has called on all foreignvists say farideh moradkhani was arrested last wednesday. her brother, who is based in france, posted the video. anti—government protests have swept across iran for more than two months. human rights groups say at least 400 and 50 people have been killed. we can speak now to sussan tahmasebi. she's the director of femena, a group advocating for women's rights in the middle east and north africa. thank you very much forjoining me. let'sjust talk thank you very much forjoining me. let's just talk about how significant this video is on the impact that it is currently having at the moment.- having at the moment. well, fafideh having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, - having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, who - having at the moment. well, farideh moradkhani, who is i having at the moment. well, i farideh moradkhani, who is the niece of iran's supreme leader, turned herself, went to court because she was summoned to come and serve her prison sentence and it seems she recorde

in an online video, the niece of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, has called on all foreigns arrested injanuary and is being held in a notorious tehran prison. thousands of people from the kurdish community in northeast syria have been protesting against turkish cross—border air—strikes. demonstrators in the city of qamishli held up photos of some of the nearly 60 people killed in the attacks. the air strikes on the semi—autonomous kurdish zones began a week ago in response to a bombing in istanbul this month. pope francis has spoken of his worries about increased violence between israelis and palestinians. the pontiff highlighted last wednesday's bomb attacks injerusalem that killed an israeli teenager and the death of a palestinian boy on the same day in the occupied west bank. a huge landslide on the italian island of ischia is now known to have killed seven people. about five others are still missing after homes and vehicles were buried by a torrent of mud on saturday morning. our correspondent mark lowen travelled to the island, which is just off the coast of naples, an

nick: today in a photo-op, supreme leader ali khamenei met students in tehran. he had no issues with student protesters, but call them emotional and negligent in their understanding, and manipulated by the west. another student told us, he's missing the point. >> we're protesting for a better life, of course. a lot of choices were taken away from us, especially women under this regime. it's not just about hijab. it's about the choice of living however we want. we want to choose our own religion and wear the clothes we want. nick: this student says the protests are the only thing anyone discusses. they help each other, to avoid internet censorship, and to keep the faith. >> i guess we're kind of hopeful, too, because before these protests started, a lot of students my age were planning on immigrating, and i guess at least i'm speaking for myself, that i'm kind of hopeful that i can stay here. we are fighting so we don't have to leave our country behind. we don't have to leave our family behind. we're fighting so we could build our lives here. a world without isla

that was a reference to supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. protests began after a kurdish woman died in police custody in september. back in this country, president biden pledged $135 million to relocate native american villages affected by rising sea levels and other climate threats. late the president attended the lighting of the national christmas tree. the tradition is marking its 100th anniversary this year. another longtime tradition, the ench baguette, has joined the u.n.'s worldwide cultural heritage list. today's announcement recognizes the baguette even as artisanal bakeries in france are in decline. the time-honored bread dates back at least to 1839. on wall street, stocks jumped after the federal reserve chairman, jerome powell, talked of slowing the pace of interest rate hikes. the dow jones industrial average gained 737 points, 2% to close at 34,589. the nasdaq rose 484 points, nearly 4.5%. the s&p 500 was up 3%. and "fleetwood mac" singer, songwriter, and keyboardist christine mcvie has died after an undisclosed illness. the gr

they include the niece of ayatollah khamenei, iran's supreme leader. in a veo made before her arrest, she urged the world to cut ties with tehran. >> free people, be with us and support us so that your governments stop supporting this murderous and child-killing regime. this regime is not even loyal to any of its own religious principles. stephanie: the protests began after a young kurdish woman died in police custody, back in september. six european countries have taken down a so-called "super cartel" that controlled a third of the continent's cocaine trade. dozens were arrested over 2 years. spanish authorities today released video of the raids. they included seizing more than 30 tons of drugs and huge collections of luxury goods. back in this country tonight, president biden called on congress to avert a national rail shutdown. if congress does what the president is asking, it would override four unions who rejected a tentative agreement reached with railroad operators in september. house speaker nancy pelosi said the house will consider legislation

major cities across iran, crowds called for an end to clerical rule and the removal of supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei. meanwhile, iran has sentenced at least five people to death in connection with the protests. amnesty international condemned the "chilling use of the death penalty to further brutally quell the popular uprising." a human rights group says security forces have killed at least 348 people over the past two months of protests. nearly 16,000 have been arrested. russian missiles rained down on several parts of ukraine overnight, including the capital kyiv. at least four civilians were reportedly killed in zaporizhzhia, while several more were wounded in russian strikes on kharkiv and odesa. ukrainian officials say russia is continuing to target civilian infrastructure, disrupting supplies of water, electricity, and heat for millions of people as temperatures fall below freezing. the latest russian attacks came as ukrainian, turkish, and united nations officials agreed to a 120-day extension of a deal to protect ships carrying grain exports out of ukraine's black sea ports. the turkish pres

southeast iran. [ chanting ] >> in a city clash, protesters threw rocks and chanted "death to khamenei," iran's supremelly higher as many as 16 were killed. >>> and another video from iran state media shows plumes of smoke rising from the building there. the news agency said rioters shot weapons and shot fire at a police kiosk kill still police officers. cnn did not verify the claim or reports of civilian deaths. >>> also in the capital of tehran and dozens of other cities supporters of the iranian regime packed the street for pro of had government rallies. some chanted "down with america" outside the former u.s. embassy. >> the pentagon says it's sending an additional $400 million in military aid to ukraine as the war rages on. president volodymyr zelenskyy said 4.5 million ukrainians are without power after russian attacks on ukraine's infrastructure. >> meantime, military experts are watching the key city of kherson where russian forces may be pulling back from the front lines. let's take you to kyiv now and cnn's salma abdelaziz is live there for us. salma, we'll get to that battle in kherson in a

the shah, but he was also has been opposed to the islamic republic and opposed to ali khamenei as well. the supremeissing the protests publicly, though his niece's video could be the latest sign of a movement that is proving harder and harder to silence. naomi choy smith, bbc news. the british government has announced an extra £1 billion to insulate thousands of homes across england, scotland and wales. the government says the three—year programme, beginning next spring, will provide loft and cavity wall insulation. they say it should help people save hundreds of pounds on their bills. our political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. when it comes to our homes, the uk is said to have the oldest and least energy efficient housing in europe. much of it leaky old victorian terraces, built over 100 years ago. a legacy of the industrial revolution. there is already a government scheme to get energy firms to help improve the worst homes. called eco, it's been in place for almost a decade, and is open to those in social housing or who own their own homes or rent privately and are on some benefits.